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A comparison of the ultrasound measurement of the inferior vena cava obtained with cardiac and convex transducers Cover

A comparison of the ultrasound measurement of the inferior vena cava obtained with cardiac and convex transducers

Journal of Ultrasonography
Volume 17 (2017): Issue 71 (December 2017)
By: Paweł Andruszkiewicz,  Dorota Sobczyk,  Krzysztof Nycz,  Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot,  Mirosław Ziętkiewicz,  Karol Wierzbicki,  Jacek Wojtczak and  Ilona Kowalik  
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|Dec 2017

Figures & Tables

Fig. 1

Interaction: type of the transducer* clinician. IVCmin – minimal inferior vena cava diameter; IVCmax – maximal inferior vena cava diameter; IVC delta – maximal-minimal inferior vena cava diameter; IVC CI – inferior vena cava collapsibility index
Interaction: type of the transducer* clinician. IVCmin – minimal inferior vena cava diameter; IVCmax – maximal inferior vena cava diameter; IVC delta – maximal-minimal inferior vena cava diameter; IVC CI – inferior vena cava collapsibility index

The results of inferior vena cava diameters and ANOVA analysis of the assessed factors

ParameterFactor: transducerFactor: clinician *Interaction: transducer * clinician
Cardiac transducerConvex transducerRelative Delta [%]ppp
IVCmin (mm)12.6 ± 7.2512.1 ± 7.374.10.41270.03550.6557
IVCmax (mm)17.9 ± 6.3017.3 ± 6.553.50.17850.02720.6946
IVC delta (mm)5.3 ± 2.855.2 ± 3.112.70.64110.02620.4222
IVC CI (%)35.4 ± 24.535.3 ± 23.790.30.97460.00690.7062
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15557/jou.2017.0035 | Journal eISSN: 2451-070X | Journal ISSN: 2084-8404
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Language: English
Page range: 241 - 245
Submitted on: Aug 22, 2017
Accepted on: Nov 17, 2017
Published on: Dec 29, 2017
Published by: MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
point-of-care ultrasound,
fluid responsiveness,
inferior vena cava diameter,
collapsibility index
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Basic medical science,
Basic medical science, other

© 2017 Paweł Andruszkiewicz, Dorota Sobczyk, Krzysztof Nycz, Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot, Mirosław Ziętkiewicz, Karol Wierzbicki, Jacek Wojtczak, Ilona Kowalik, published by MEDICAL COMMUNICATIONS Sp. z o.o.
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